Unknown Central and South American
Ornament

Ornament

Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Ornament
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 5/8 in. (6.0 × 4.4 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4384
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Daniel Rifkin, New York, before November 24, 2000 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November 24, 2000–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, lot described on November 24, 2000.

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